1 week ago
SIT Formed to Investigate Pune Girl’s Rape-Murder
A nine-year-old girl was raped and killed in a village in Pune district.
The incident was reported on August 18.
Police arrested a 25-year-old neighbor who works as a farm labourer.
Police say he lured the girl by offering her guavas.
A court sent him to police custody for 13 days.
Pune Rural police have created a Special Investigation Team to investigate the case.
Police said they plan to file a chargesheet within 15 days of the incident.
A chargesheet is a formal document describing the accusations and evidence in a case.
Pune Rural police formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl.
The incident was reported on August 18 in a village in Pune district.
Police arrested the victim’s 25-year-old neighbor, a farm labourer, shortly after the incident.
Police allege the accused lured the girl by offering her guavas.
The accused was remanded to Pune Rural police custody for 13 days, and police said a chargesheet would be filed within 15 days.
- Who
- Pune Rural police and a Special Investigation Team are investigating; a 25-year-old neighbor was arrested.
- What
- The rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl.
- Where
- A village in Pune district.
- When
- The incident was reported on August 18.
- Why
- Police formed the SIT to investigate the case and said they would file a chargesheet within 15 days.
Key facts
- Victim
- A nine-year-old girl
- Location
- A village in Pune district
- Incident reported
- August 18
- Investigation
- A Special Investigation Team was formed by Pune Rural police
- Accused
- The victim’s 25-year-old neighbor, described as a farm labourer
- Alleged lure
- Offering the girl guavas
- Custody
- 13 days of Pune Rural police custody
- Prosecution timeline
- Police said a chargesheet would be filed within 15 days of the incident







